Early voting to begin Tuesday

Area residents can starting casting their votes in the democratic race for U.S. Congress District 1 beginning Tuesday. It’s the sole race in the June 12 Democratic preferential primary run-off with voters deciding between Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington of Jonesboro and Clark M. Hall of Marvell.

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By Sarah Morris

Stuttgart Daily Leader - Stuttgart, AR

By Sarah Morris

Posted Jun. 1, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 5, 2012 at 3:36 PM

By Sarah Morris

Posted Jun. 1, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 5, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Stuttgart, Ark.

Area residents can starting casting their votes in the democratic race for U.S. Congress District 1 beginning Tuesday. It’s the sole race in the June 12 Democratic preferential primary run-off with voters deciding between Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington of Jonesboro and Clark M. Hall of Marvell.

In Arkansas County, Hall led the May 22 election with 578 votes while Ellington had 389 votes and a third contender, Gary Latanich had 124 votes. However overall, Ellington had 49.51 percent of the votes in Arkansas with 27,890 compared to Hall’s 21,840 votes and Latanich’s 6,598 votes. Ellington fell short of the majority needed to win the nomination.

Early voting will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Monday, June 11, at the Arkansas County Courthouses in DeWitt, 101 Court Square, or Stuttgart, 302 S. College. Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, on Election Day and close at 7 p.m.

To vote on Election Day, voters will cast their ballots at the Almyra Community Center, 107 S. Elizabeth; Arkansas County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 1000 Liberty Dr. in DeWitt; Gillett City Hall, 209 W. Main; Humphrey City Hall, 113 S. Division; St. Charles City Hall, 608 Broadway; and Grand Prairie Center, 2709 Hwy. 165 S in Stuttgart.?Overall, Arkansas County has 19,019 residents with 9,099 registered to vote in the upcoming election.

For more information, call the Arkansas County Clerk’s Office in DeWitt at (870) 946-4349 or Stuttgart at (870) 673-7311.